Let's talk air filters

[Rustynutzz]

Has anyone found an aftermarket air filter upgrade such as K&N, or the like, that'll fit the T-Boss?

This is the one that came stock in mine.  I'd like something a little better.

[Travis]

Those  type material filters are good filters as long as you keep them oiled with 30 weight or air filter oil.

 

 

 

[Rustynutzz]

Certainly with you on the air filter oil, that's a must in the dusty conditions I ride in.  

I'm wondering if they're are any other options out there that may improve flow.

[T-boss 410]

I thought that was just a pre-filter, and there was a paper element inside. 

[T-boss 410]

Here's what I found:

 

 

 

[Rustynutzz]

1 hour ago, T-boss 410 said:

I thought that was just a pre-filter, and there was a paper element inside. 

No paper on the 550.  Weird that the buck and T-Boss 410 have that style filter and the 550 has the foam.  Maybe the foam is considered the better way to go since it's washable/reusable?  Dunno, just riffing.

[T-boss 410]

My bad, I wasn't aware that you had the 550.

 

 

[Rustynutzz]

14 hours ago, T-boss 410 said:

My bad, I wasn't aware that you had the 550.

 

 

No problem.  I assumed all T-Boss's had the same filter.

[T-boss 410]

I thought so, as well. I can see that as a pre-filter, but not as the whole filter element itself. My Ariens mower has a foam pre-filter around a paper element. When I first saw the picture that you posted, I thought maybe somehow the paper element was omitted. I stand corrected. 

[Travis]

Some older briggs engines on pushmowers use that type material as the filter. My Mule has a pleated paper filter and a thin round piece of that material that i oil to catch the bigger dust,

their may be some way to convert the filter, or modify to like a  cold air intake of sorts. similar to this

where it just clamps to the intake tube.

[T-boss 410]

I can see it on a small displacement push mower, but on a larger engine that was designed for off-road use, I would assume that there should be more filter than a foam piece.